If Your Weapons Aren’t Cyber-Hardened, Expect to Lose Pentagon Contracts
By Marcus Weisgerber Global Business Editor Read bio
July 17, 2018
The Pentagon intends to start assessing its weapons’ resistance to hacks, instead of leaving that to manufacturers.
FARNBOROUGH, UK — The Pentagon could stop awarding contracts to companies whose weapons are deemed vulnerable to cyber attacks, according to senior U.S. Defense Department officials.
Today, companies are responsible for assessing whether their own products meet DoD cybersecurity standards.
“Because of a couple recent events, we realized that that is not good enough,†Kevin Fahey, the assistant secretary of defense for acquisition, said Monday during a briefing at the Farnborough Air Show.
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